Monthly Archives: November 2017

Global blueprints on refugees, safe migration should include protections for children – UNICEF
The rights, protection and wellbeing of uprooted children should be central commitments of global migration policies, the United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, as it released a new report prior to a meeting next week on safe, regular and orderly migration.
Global blueprints on refugees, safe migration should include protections for children – UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Family members linked to nearly half of child trafficking cases, new UN-backed data reveals
Almost half of identified child trafficking cases has begun with a family member’s involvement, new data from the United Nations migration agency has revealed.
Family members linked to nearly half of child trafficking cases, new UN-backed data reveals
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Yemen’s Sana’a airport opens after blockade; UNICEF says vaccine delivery ‘cannot be a one-off’
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday warned that more than 11 million Yemeni children – almost every single Yemeni boy and girl – are in acute need of humanitarian assistance, despite the successful delivery of 1.9 million doses of vaccines to Sana’a airport on Sunday.
Yemen’s Sana’a airport opens after blockade; UNICEF says vaccine delivery ‘cannot be a one-off’
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

'Long walk to freedom' unfinished for women, girls – Deputy Secretary-General says in Mandela lecture
Reflecting on the legacy of Nelson Mandela, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed called for investment in women and girls, decrying gender inequality as perhaps the most pervasive disparity around the world.
'Long walk to freedom' unfinished for women, girls – Deputy Secretary-General says in Mandela lecture
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

No man will reach full potential unless women reach theirs, UN says on Day of Eliminating Violence
Unless the international community tackles violence against women, the world will not eradicate poverty or reach any of the other Sustainable Development Goals, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message today for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
No man will reach full potential unless women reach theirs, UN says on Day of Eliminating Violence
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UN urges global action so women and girls everywhere can live free from all forms of violence
Achieving gender equality and the full empowerment of women is the answer to ending violence against women, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Wednesday, calling for collective global action on this cause.
UN urges global action so women and girls everywhere can live free from all forms of violence
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UN urges action so women and girls everywhere can live free from all forms of violence
Achieving gender equality and the full empowerment of women is the answer to ending violence against women, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Wednesday, calling for collective global action on this cause.
UN urges action so women and girls everywhere can live free from all forms of violence
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

‘Don’t let adults off the hook, keep raising your voices;’ Kids ‘take over’ UN for World Children’s Day
It’s official, kids have taken over… at least for today – World Children’s Day – celebrated annually on 20 November, which this year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, and also saw young people take over roles in government, media, and even at the United Nations, to raise awareness about issues important to them.
‘Don’t let adults off the hook, keep raising your voices;’ Kids ‘take over’ UN for World Children’s Day
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UNICEF urges greater opportunities for 'forgotten minority' as study reveals bleak prospects for 180 million children
Despite global progress, one in 12 children live in countries with prospects more limited than those of their parents, the United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF) reported Monday.
UNICEF urges greater opportunities for 'forgotten minority' as study reveals bleak prospects for 180 million children
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population